Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-25
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MARSHALL, June 20.-After three weeks
of showers of rain, which have contributed
to develop the wheat, corn and hay crops
and TO ensure an abundance of vegetables,
the heated term has fairly set in this week.
Messrs. Cologne & Maddux's hotel ald
the various boarding houses viii soon have
their usual crowd of strangers who come to
enjoy a holiday in the country and NOUN
tain ar and pure water Judge Meade's
family, from Alexandria, have taken posses
sion of their neat cottage near the Episcopal
Church.
There is quite stir when the daily trains
arrive and the mails are opened. The young
folks enjoy horseback and buggy rides. The
| farmer, of course, has his harvesting TO look
after, though the rearing of fat cattle, sheep
and hogs has become the most profitable in.
dustry of this part OF Virginia.
Among the latest novelties is the tent in
our suburbs Of the "Seventh-Day Advent
ists," which the small boy at first, with his
| usual gush, hoped was a circus. The meet
| ugs, held every night and on Sunday after
moons, are conducted by Elder G. A. Still
well and T. H. Painter. They have attract
ed crowds from curiosity, just as would q
| gathering of the Salvation Army. People
here have ever been eager "to tell or hear
F.! something new," and as the dries" Of
| Marshall nave lately been deprived Of bar
| room any novelty would be hailed with JOY
| As to tie Adventists sect, the curious may
be enlightened us to their teachings by
| tract with the title, "The Seventh Day ADJ
| ventists," published at Battle Creek, Mich
igan. 1t would appear that they present
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poor dupes 10 Bedlam. The reader will
I find brief exposure of their vagaries in a
print STYLED '2he Anti Christian Doctrines
of Certain Forms of Adventism," by r. r.
Grant, which proves that this sect seeks TO
get people TO 90 back to Judaism by chang
| ing the day OF the Christian Sabbath, which
ali Christendom for eighteen centuries he's
accepted as the Lords Day for rest and
worship, and not Saturday. BY denial Of
| the consequent endurance of punishment
| by the finally impenitent, but accepting an
Inhalation, they deny the Immortality of the
soul and the plain teachings of the Lord
| Jesus Christ. The emptiness and :alacy Of
such doctrines may win proselytes in Zulu
land or Utah, but not in Marshall, and Mr..
| Grants closing remark in his tract Christ
ian men and women Of this community will
| fully endorse; viz, that any one who has
any genuine regard for, truth and the honor
of our Lord will shrink with horror from
contact with such evil "iews.
During last week, on Wednesday, the
| 18th inst, The commencement exercises at
Bethel Academy, as usual, attracted large
assemblage of all classes OF our citizens from
the towns and surrounding country. The
weather was most propitious. and as every
oce came provided with lunch baskets the
fete De champetre was truly enjoyable.
This institution has won o national reputa-
ton and for many years has contributed to
| the education OF youths from many of the
| States Of the Union. Its standard of schol.
arship and proficiency of military drill will
compare favoraDly even with the Lexington
Institute or West Point. Major Il. Taylor
Scott was appointed as the successor of eX-
Governor Smith, to distribute the prizes,
honors, etc. Among the orators, essayists
and vaedictorian were Messrs. J. j. Cur
It's, L. d. Starlze and H. S. Bailey. Finally
came the drill in the afternoon and at night
the ball.
AS to the reported inaccuracy OF your cor.
respondent respecting All offer for Wayeland
property it may be added that Major Boyd,
Of Philadelphia, offered forty dollars cash
per acre for this estate. Whether more
remunerative offer will be made, nous YER
rons. We hops not, at least, as we dc not
wish to lose o good neighbor.